The Price of Paradise: Remember Pearl Harbor
February 21, 2016
April 4, 1884 is a date that probably does not appear in the American history books. Yet, it shaped the path for modern day America and the entire world.
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Backpacking in the Haleakala Crater: Part 2
February 7, 2016
A 10-mile trek, a 1000-foot climb, and a brilliant sunset on a dormant volcano, marked the end of our epic adventure in the Haleakala Crater.
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Backpacking in the Haleakala Crater: Part 1
January 31, 2016
Standing in the ruins of a Martian world, I felt grateful and privileged. Could there be truly anything more majestic in the world? ‘Vast’ found a new meaning that day.
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Exploring Hamakua Coast on Wheels and Waipio Valley on Horseback
January 24, 2016
Holoholo: A journey without a destination, a leisurely ride, ‘go where we go and see what we see’ sort of a thing. Our drive along the northern coast of the Big Island was a day following the spirit of holoholo.
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A Day in Florence
January 17, 2016
Quit your job. Buy a ticket. Fall in love. Never Return. Plastered on a shop’s window, these words were probably the most accurate description of what visiting Florence felt like.
The Road to Hana and Pi’ilani Highway
January 9, 2016
I stepped onto the cracked cinnamon earth and stared at the grass swaying in the wind, as the sunlight colored the tips golden. I had found the prize for taking the road less traveled.
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Can Writing Inspire Others to Travel?
January 3, 2016
There are three things that Barbie taught me about Wyoming: it has saloons, cowgirls/cowboys, and possibly gun fights.
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Backpacking the Kalalau Trail: Part 2
December 27, 2015
From Crawler’s Ledge to the Kalalau Beach, the trail carries you through fluted green hills, glimmering under the golden sunlight.
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Backpacking the Kalalau Trail: Part 1
December 27, 2015
Backpacking the Kalalau Trail may have been one of the most mentally and physically challenging things I have ever done. This is for one main reason: I was sick.
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Exploring Hawai’i Volcanoes National Park
December 22, 2015
A witch’s bubbling cauldron, a path surrounded by devastation, and new earth in creation. Welcome to Hawai’i Volcanoes National Park.
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